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A Study on Cohort Effects of Unification Consciousness of South Korean

  • Analyses & Alternatives
  • Abbr : A&A
  • 2024, 8(2), pp.31~64
  • DOI : 10.22931/aanda.2024.8.2.002
  • Publisher : Korea Consensus Institute
  • Research Area : Social Science > Social Science in general
  • Received : May 21, 2024
  • Accepted : June 12, 2024
  • Published : June 30, 2024

Dongsun Kang 1 Kyoungbong Woo 2

1Office of Employment Policy Evaluation, Korea Employment Information Service
2Department of International Trade, Korea National Open University

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ABSTRACT

The recent trend of declining consciousness regarding the necessity of unification among South Korean citizens is evident. Does a cohort effect exist in this downward trend in the perception of the necessity of unification? The purpose of this study is to analyze whether birth cohorts statistically significantly influence the consciousness of the necessity of unification. To this end, the hierarchical age-period-cohort (HAPC) model was employed as the analytical model, and data from the Unification Consciousness Survey conducted by Seoul National University's Institute for Peace and Unification Studies from 2007 to 2021 was used. The analysis results showed evidence that the progress of economic inequality at the birth cohort level affected the decline in the perception of the necessity of unification. The 1980s birth cohort, which faced socioeconomic difficulties during their social advancement due to income and wealth polarization, is observed to have a distinctly negative perception of unification requiring massive financial resources, compared to the 1960s and 1970s birth cohorts.

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